DOJ moves to restore gun rights for some convicted of felonies
The Justice Department (DOJ) has finalized a way for people convicted of certain, nonviolent felonies to restore their gun rights, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced on Monday.
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Week 9 Texas high school football scores
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Week 9 of high school football in Central Texas means more teams jockeying for playoff positioning. The biggest matchup in the area, as it is every year, was between Lake Travis and Westlake. The Chaps avenged last year's loss to the Cavaliers with an impressive 3...
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Austin family accuses neighbor of stealing, dumping cat 100 miles away
Max's disappearance is the talk of Shady Hollow and raising legal questions over the rights of pet owners.
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24-year-old Coast Guard swimmer says he fought waves and darkness to rescue 16 people from ocean
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Strapped into a harness, Josh Law was lowered from a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter into the rough Pacific Ocean in the pitch black night, far off the Mexican coast. The force of the helicopter blades pummeled the water, whipping up spray and turbulence. The Coast...
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Daniel Perry found not guilty in deadly conduct case; attorney speaks out
Daniel Perry was working as a ride-share driver in 2020 when he turned his car onto a street crowded with demonstrators. He then shot and killed Garrett Foster, who was legally carrying an AK-47, and then drove off....
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Trump says he ordered the Justice Department's lawsuit over Alaska's US Senate race
President Donald Trump on Friday said he told his administration to file its lawsuit to block certification of the U.S. Senate race in Alaska if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses, kicking off what many fear could become a lengthy battle between the government and states over cer...
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'Black Out Sunday' aims to drive turnout during Texas' only early voting weekend
Organizers say more than 2,000 churches have signed on across the state.
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Watch: Texas high school football livestreams
KXAN+ is your home for Texas high school football, featuring live games all season long from across Central Texas.
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Kerr Co. flood survivors call for help after individual federal funding denied
Families whose homes were destroyed during this year's floods in Kerr County say they don't where to turn following FEMA's denial of individual assistance funding last month....
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31-year-old man arrested in Molotov attack on Atlanta ICE building
A 31-year-old man faces federal arson charges after hurling a Molotov cocktail at an immigration headquarters building in Downtown Atlanta, federal authorities announced at a news conference on Friday evening....
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Charlie Kirk murder: Judge delays setting trial date for suspect Tyler Robinson
A hearing in Utah for Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk, ended Friday without the judge setting a date for the start of Robinson's murder trial....
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2026 Election: Former Ann Richards staffer hears familiar echo on current campaign trail
In the governor's race, the latest Emerson Poll still has Gov. Abbott in the lead. But some political observers say there's a familiar echo from the past on the campaign trail, and history could be on the verge of repeating itself....
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Texas State fraternity pledges arrested on hazing charges, police say
Four Texas State Phi Delta Theta pledges were arrested on hazing charges Wednesday night.